Around 300 Jet Airways employees have on Wednesday staged a protest outside the airline’s office in Mumbai against the management’s move to retrench nearly 1,000 staffers. The employees, who staged the protest in suburban Andheri, are also contemplating seeking political intervention. A protesting cabin-crew staff said, “We might approach Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray & seek his help in saving our jobs”.

Earlier, A top Jet Airways official had said that the airline has laid-off up to 1,000 jobs with a view to rationalise its operations. The entire force of unconfirmed staff is being laid off on a 30-day compensation package.